Paphiopedilum tranlienianum Gruss & Perner
- Described: Gruss & Perner in Caesiana, 7(11): 63-73 (1998), based on a plant imported into Germany which flowered within a month of arrival
- Etymology: named for Mrs. Tran Ngo Lien, who first exported the plant from Vietnam
- Varieties & Forms:
Paphiopedilum tranlienianum fma. alboviride Gruss in Die Orchidee, 56(2): 70 (2005) - albino form
- Synonyms:
Paphiopedilum caobangense N.T. Tich in Hoa Canh, 1:14 (1999)
- Chromosome Count - unknown
Plant Habit
- Leaves: 3-6, up to 18 cm long, 2 cm wide, above glossy green with a pale margin, below paler green, sharply keeled
- Inflorescence: 1- (rarely 2-) flowered, 7-15 cm long, bright green, densely-shortly yellow-brown pubescent
- Bloom: 5-6 cm wide, 5-7 cm tall
- Plant: often forms clumps
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Habitat Data
- Distribution -
- Elevation: 400-750 m
- Peak Flowering in the Wild: September-November
- Ecology: slopes and rocky cliffs of limestone mountains in the lowlands of central northern Vietnam
- Mean Temperature Range: 12-25° C
- Light: light-moderate shade
- Medium: calcareous, humus in limestone nooks
- Water (D-drier, M-moderate, W-wetter) -
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Sources:
- Averyanov, L. et al. Slipper Orchids of Vietnam. Portland, OR: Timber Press, 2003.
- Braem, Guido J., and Guy Chiron. Paphiopedilum. Saint-Genis Laval, France: Tropicalia, 2003.
- Gruss, O. "Albino Forms of the Slipper Orchids." Orchid Digest 69, no. 4 (Oct/Dec 2005): 204-29.
Primary Hybrids
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